NBE Announces Conduct Of Internal Appraisal for DNB, DrNB, Post MBBS, Fellowship, Diploma Trainees, Check out details
Delhi: National Board of Examinations (NBE) has announced the conduction of an internal appraisal of NBEMS Trainees. The schedule has been released for the same.
As per the notice, all NBEMS-accredited institutions must conduct the annual internal appraisals for the respective trainees of the following batches per the guidelines prescribed by NBEMS.
The following schedule has to be followed –
| S.No. | Course | Trainees (Admission Session) | Timeline |
| 1. | Post MBBS DNB Course | 3rd-year trainees (2020) | 7th January to 7th February 2023 Submission of report to NBEMS: by 15th February 2023 |
| Post MBBS Direct 6 years Courses | 3rd year trainees (2020) 5th year trainees (2018) | ||
| 2. | DrNB Courses (3 years) | 3rd-year trainees (2020) | 1st March to 31st March, 2023 Submission of report to NBEMS: by 15th April 2023 |
| 3. | Post Diploma DNB Courses | 2nd-year trainees (2021) | 1st June to 30th June, 2023 Submission of report to NBEMS: by 15th July, 2023 |
| Fellowship Courses | 2nd-year trainees (2021) | ||
| NBEMS Diploma Courses | 2nd-year trainees (2021) | ||
| 4. | Post MBBS DNB Courses | 1st-year trainees (2022) | Yet to Join; To be conducted 5-6 months after Joining the training Submission of report to NBEMS: Within 1 month of conduct of Internal Appraisal |
| DrNB Courses (3 years) | 1st-year trainees (2022) | ||
| Post MBBS Direct 6 years Courses | 1st-year trainees (2022) |
Guidelines for the conduct of internal appraisal –
The assessment scheme consists of three parts, as indicated below –
| PART – I | CONDUCT OF THEORY EXAMINATION | A trainee must appear for the theory exam to be held on a single day. |
| PART – II | PERFORMANCE COUNSELING SESSIONS ON THE THEORY OF PERFORMANCE | The evaluated answer sheets of the trainees shall be handed back to them after completion of the assessment for discussion with their respective Heads of Departments & faculty. |
| PART – III | WORKPLACE-BASED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT * | After the theory examination, trainees have to appear for Clinical Assessment. |
The Work Place Based Clinical Assessment will only be conducted for final year trainees. It does not apply to first-year trainees in accordance with the prescribed guidelines.
The NBEMS-accredited institutes/hospitals will conduct the entire activity of internal appraisal on their own. NBEMS shall NOT bear/ sponsor/ any arrangements/ expenses for the same. The cost incurred in conducting the hospital's internal appraisal may be adjusted against the annual appraisal fee collected from the trainees.
Part-I: Conduct of Theory Examination -
1. The Theory Examination shall be conducted on a single day.
2. Time allotted for the examination shall be 3 hours per question paper.
3. Each question paper shall comprise 10 questions of 10 marks each.
4. The hospital faculty will formulate a separate question paper for each year; i.e., trainees of the first year and final year should not be attempting the same question paper.
The number of question papers to be formulated for the trainees will be as follows -
| S.No. | Course | Training Year | Number of Question Papers |
| 1. | Broad Specialty | In 1st year of training | One |
| In 3rd year of training | Two | ||
| 2. | Super Specialty | In 1st year of training | One |
| In 3rd year of training | Two | ||
| 3. | Post Diploma | In 2nd year of training | Two |
| 4. | Fellowship | In 2nd year of training | Two |
| 5. | Direct 6 years | In 1st year of training | One |
| In 3rd & 5th year of training | Two | ||
| 6. | NBEMS Diploma | In 2nd year of training | Two |
Evaluation of answer sheets -
The answer sheets of the trainees are to be evaluated by the Senior Faculty/PG Teacher of the concerned speciality only.
The hospital may make arrangements to evaluate answer sheets by an external faculty (of the rank of Sr. Consultant/PG Teacher).
The answer sheet of the trainees is to be assessed qualitatively and graded to give feedback to the trainees to improve their performance. The trainees are to be awarded the following grades for their answer sheets –
1. Clear Pass (P)
2. Clear Fail (F)
3. Borderline (B)
The grade secured by the trainees will be recorded in the report to be submitted to NBEMS.
Part II: Conduct of Performance Counseling Sessions on Theory Performance -
In this process, evaluated answer sheets shall be handed back to the trainees upon completion of the assessment for discussion with their respective Head of Departments, senior faculty members & PG teachers. The faculty shall discuss with the trainees the following –
1. How to attempt the theory exam
2. Discussion with trainees about their performance
Performance Counselling Sessions' activity may be clubbed with the Work Place Based Clinical Assessment.
Part III: Conduct of Work Place Based Clinical Assessment -
The First Year trainees are EXEMPTED from appearing in the Work Place Based Clinical Assessment.
It will be conducted for the following trainees only -
| S.No. | Course | Training Year |
| 1. | Broad Specialty | In 3rd year of training |
| 2. | Super Specialty | In 3rd year of training |
| 3. | Post Diploma | In 2nd year of training |
| 4. | Fellowship | In 2nd year of training |
| 5. | Direct 6 years | In 3rd & 5th year of training |
| 6. | NBEMS Diploma | In 2nd year of training |
The Work Place Based Clinical Assessment will be conducted for a maximum of 8 trainees daily. If a department has more than 8 trainees for whom Work Place Based Clinical Assessment is to be conducted by them, the department shall conduct the same on multiple days accordingly.
Examiners to be appointed for the conduct of Work Place Based Clinical Assessment -
1. Internal Examiners (of the rank of Sr. Consultant or above)
2. External Examiners (of the rank of Sr. Consultant or above)
The Scheme of Work Place Based Clinical Assessment shall be as follows -
| ACTIVITY | DESCRIPTION |
| Clinical Examination (Case Preparation & Presentation) | 2 cases for each trainee ( 30 minutes of preparation & 30 minutes for presentation) |
| Viva- Voice | Shall be conducted by all the Examiners together on Investigation Techniques, Interpretations, Instrument handling etc. |
| Assessment of Thesis & Log Book (Not applicable for Fellowship Trainees) | Discussion on Thesis & Log Book |
The trainees will be assessed qualitatively in each of the activities mentioned above and graded to give feedback to improve their performance. The trainees are to be awarded the following grades for their Work Place Based Clinical Assessment -
1. Clear Pass (P)
2. Clear Fail (F)
3. Borderline (B)
The grade secured by the trainees shall be recorded in the report to be submitted to NBEMS.
NBEMS will not bear/ sponsor any arrangements/ expenses for the following activities of the internal appraisal -
1. Conduct of Theory Examination
2. Honorarium to faculty for evaluation of answer sheets
3. Honorarium to faculty for the conduct of Performance Counseling Sessions
4. Honorarium to faculty for the conduct of Wok Place-Based Clinical Assessment
5. Food expenses incurred
6. Honorarium to support staff
7. Stationary expenses incurred in any activity
8. Travel/ Boarding/ Lodging expenses of any kind
9. Any other expense in the conduct of internal appraisal
NBE has further informed that all the above expenses incurred in the conduct of internal appraisal will be borne by the concerned institute/ hospital only as the entire internal appraisal activity must be conducted by the NBEMS-accredited institutes/ hospitals on their own. The cost incurred in conducting this internal appraisal by the hospitals may be adjusted against the annual appraisal fee collected from the trainees.
Syllabus for the internal appraisal & impact on the final examination of the trainees –
1. The exercise of Internal Appraisal will cover areas of knowledge per the standard training curriculum and guidelines. The trainees will be assessed for knowledge as per the curriculum in a composite manner.
2. This would add value to the services rendered in these accredited hospitals/institutions. The internal appraisal process is integral to teaching as it is essentially positive in intent and directed towards promoting learning. The result of the internal appraisal will not impact the score of the Final Examination of the trainees.
Submission of the report of internal appraisal to NBEMS –
Before The conduct of Internal Appraisal of the trainees
List of trainees for whom internal appraisal shall be conducted by the institute containing the following details -
1. Name
2. Specialty
3. Registration Number/ Roll Number issued by NBEMS
4. Admission Session of the trainee
After the conduct of the Internal Appraisal of the trainees, the subject-wise result of the internal appraisal conducted by the institute as per Annexure 1 is to be sent to cpd@natboard.edu.in/ info1@natboard.edu.in.
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https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/natboard-datapublicnoticenotice202301102952-197244.pdf
